Consumer magazines enable consumers to access information quickly. We analyzed various articles in the magazine “Consumer Reports” published in the 1970’s with a view to clarifying the characteristics of the consumer information of the period. The findings are as follows: 1) There were 4.5 times more articles in the 1970s than in the 1960s. 2) In the 1970s information on goods and services made up 60% of the content, while the other 40% consisted of information on social and current affairs, as was the case also in the 1960s.3) With regard to goods and services, 80% of the content consisted of information on “culture & recreation”, “furniture & household utensils” and “transportation & communication”. Again, there was no change from the 1960s. 4) While the information in the 1960s regarding goods and services tended to focus on “function”and “safety”, the information in the 1970s was based more on “function” and “acquisition”. 5) While most of the magazine’s content consisted of information on goods and services, it should be noted that, with regard to social and current affairs, the amount of information from the government to companies increased in the1970s .Although the 1970s is known as “winter time” in terms of consumer policies, we have clarified that “Consumer Reports” played an important role in consumer activities during that time.

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The aim of this research was to clarify Korean university students’ image of single parent families and to find out what social factors influence their image. Questionnaires were given to 2000 Korean university students between October 2007 and November 2007. The valid responses were 1605, in other words, 80.3% of the total.This paper analyzed three different fields. One was the university students’ consciousness of their future life, including marriage. The second was their image of single parents bringing up children. The third was factors influencing their image of single parents bringing up children.The findings are as follows: 1. Regarding their future, close to 80% of the Korean university students questioned wanted to experience life events such as getting a job, getting married and having a child in that order. 2. The image of single parents bringing up children differed according to the reasons why people were single parents, that is to say, whether the single parents were unmarried, or divorced, or widowed. The most negative image was that of single parents who were unmarried. The most acceptable image was of single parents who were widowed. 3. The Korean university students’ positive image of single parents bringing up children on their own was mostly influenced by the public image of same. This demonstrated that socially constructed values can have a strong impact on university students.

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We investigated the contents of ascorbic acid, astragalin and polyphenols, and the 1，1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity of 22 commercial persimmon leaf tea products. There were marked differences in the ascorbic acid content among the products (0-1,300 mg/100 g dry weight (DW)).The astragalin content of the products ranged from 0 to 219 mg/100 g DW, the polyphenol content ranged from 900 to 6,070 mg of catechin eq．/100 g DW, and the radical scavenging activity ranged from 12 to 41mmol Trolox eq．/100g DW. We determined the effects of water content, roasting temperature, and roasting time on the ascorbic acid content, polyphenol content, and DPPH radical scavenging activity to clarify the reasons for the differences among these persimmon leaf tea products. The results suggest that the optimum conditions for retaining the ascorbic acid content, polyphenol content, and DPPH radical scavenging activity were a water content of 5% or less and non-roasting. A low temperature of approximately 150°C was the most suitable for a roasting treatment．

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Examination of women’s magazines of the time reveals that the Eton jacket became popular among women in Britain from 1892. This jacket had an open front and was short in length. It was made primarily of wool, but silk and fur were also used. Although the jacket had a masculine appearance, decorative parts and coordinating accessories combined to give it a feminine look. When the jacket was worn, it made the wearers look composed, and they were able to move easily in it. It gave a formal yet youthful impression of masculinity and practicality. As the features of the Eton jacket changed, it became a more general-purpose jacket, and it became a popular women’s fashion item as well.

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This study was made to propose environmental conditions suitable for persons of all ages for threading a sewing needle and to examine the correlation between the visibility and color combinations of a needle, thread and background of the working environment. Visibility was assessed for various combinations of seven colors : red, yellow, green, blue, white, gray and black for the needle, thread and background. The results showed that the visibility was lowest for a same-color combination of the three items and correlated highly with color difference delta E* (ab) among the three items. In particular, lighting as well as the color difference between the thread and the background had the greatest influences on visibility. Visibility between the different age groups was then investigated. There was a significant difference in visibility between the two groups. It was assumed that since more than 70% of the adult women regularly sewed, their visibility was greater than their less experienced young counterparts．However, the results of the assessment showed a high correlation between the two subject groups, suggesting that the colors which were easily visible for the adult women were similar to those for the young women. The present results showed that the color difference between the thread and background was the most important factor for visibility in both groups, and most of the subjects indicated that it was difficult to thread a needle in a condition of less than 20 delta E*（ab）．

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A survey was conducted on the soft drink intake by fifth and sixth grade elementary school children.The subsequent analysis was aimed at clarifying the relationship between the sugar intake from drinks and dietary habits. The most popular drink on both weekdays and weekends was milk, followed by such soft drinks as juice, sports drinks and carbonated drinks. The carbohydrate (sugar) intake from these drinks was36 g/day on weekdays and 47 g/day on weekends. The relationship between the sugar intake and dietary habits indicated that the sugar intake from drinks was higher for those children who often did their own shopping for food and who took part in sports activities. This drinking behavior suggests that it was affected by their sports activities and purchase of food without parental supervision and points to the need to include drinking habits as a teaching theme for nutrition education.

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